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Luke 16:1

Context
NETBible

Jesus 1  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations 2  that his manager 3  was wasting 4  his assets.

XREF

Ge 15:2; Ge 43:19; 1Ch 28:1; Pr 18:9; Ho 2:8; Mt 18:23,24; Mt 25:14-30; Lu 8:3; Lu 12:42; Lu 15:13,30; Lu 16:19; Lu 19:20; 1Co 4:1,2; Tit 1:7; Jas 4:3; 1Pe 4:10

NET © Notes

tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).



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